Rosalie Deaton Dillard papers OBU.0049 Finding aid prepared by Lynn Valetutti and Phyllis Kinnison This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit August 30, 2012 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ouachita Baptist University Library 03/17/2011 410 Ouachita Street Box 3742 Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Clark County, 71998 870-245-5332 kinnisonp@obu.edu
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical/ Historical Note...4 Scope and Contents... 4 Administrative Information...5 Controlled Access Headings...5 Bibliography...6 Collection Inventory... 7 Series I. Clubs and Organizations: 1933-1990...7 Series II. Correspondence: 1938-1994... 8 Series III. Personal papers: 1929, 1947, 1966, 1992, 1994... 8 Series IV. Gurdon newsclippings: 1943-1990... 9 Series V. Diaries: 1954, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1975...9 Series VI. Scrapbooks: 1933-1984...9 Series VII. Slides: 1957-1958, 1961-1962, 1964, 1968, 1972...10 Series VIII. Photographs: 1949-1952, 1954-1959...10 Series IX. Memorabilia: 1962, 1969, undated... 10 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository Ouachita Baptist University Library Creator Dillard, Rosalie Deaton, 1902-2001 Title Rosalie Deaton Dillard papers Date 1929-1994 Extent 5.29 Cubic feet 5 record boxes 3 flat boxes Language English Language of Materials English Preferred Citation Rosalie Deaton Dillard papers. Ouachita Baptist University Collection. Riley-Hickingbotham Special Collections, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. - Page 3 -
Biographical/ Historical Note Rosalie Deaton Dillard was born on June 25, 1902, in Richwoods, Arkansas, and died October 17, 2001, at the age of ninety-nine in Gurdon, Arkansas. Her grandparents were Judge Goodin (1814-1902) and Amanda Malcolm Williams Deaton (1837-1929). Her grandfather migrated to Alpine, Arkansas, in 1849. Her parents were Alonzo Franklin (1870-1943) and Ruth Nash Deaton. She graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1919 and attended Ouachita Baptist College for one year. She then transferred to Arkansas State Teacher s College and obtained a teaching license. Rosalie completed her teaching degree at Henderson State Teacher s College in Arkadelphia. Rosalie taught school in Richwoods, Okolona, Hebron, and Copeland Ridge, Arkansas. She married Charles F. Dillard in 1926 and moved to Gurdon. Rosalie taught in the public school system in Gurdon, and her husband worked as a forest ranger for Clark County. They were members of the Beech Street Baptist Church in Gurdon. Rosalie collected and photographed wild flowers with help from her husband. She frequently gave slide show presentations of her collection to different clubs. She belonged to the following Organizations: The Garden Club, the Women s Missionary organization, Clark County Fair Board, the Kadachadacho Club, Arkansas Federated Women s Club, the Clark County Library Board, the Retired Teachers Association, the National Board for Daffodil Society, and the Gurdon Hospital Municipal Board. Scope and Contents Rosalie Deaton Dillard s life is documented by the personal diaries, yearly scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, club and organization materials, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia found in this collection. She included about 200 slides of assorted wildflowers in her collection. There are newsletters and educational symposium materials in the Arkansas Educational Association subseries while the Daughters of the American Revolution subseries incorporate organization guidelines, reading materials, and club activities information. Personal papers include wartime ration books, teacher contracts, and a passenger's log for the Alcoa Cavalier. Dillard's scrapbooks are grouped by the following topics: Gurdon events, Valentine's Day cards, garden club scrapbooks, Business Woman's Circle, Woman's Missionary Union, Kappa Kappa Iota, and yearly scrapbooks. The yearly scrapbooks reflect current events and significant personal occurrences for the particular year represented by each scrapbook. Arrangement is by topic. - Page 4 -
Administrative Information Publication Information Ouachita Baptist University Library 03/17/2011 Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Manuscripts may only be photocopied by Special Collections staff. Conditions Governing Use Permission to examine archival materials does not constitute permission to publish. Any publication of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires specific prior written permission. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed in writing to the Head of Special Collections, Riley- Hickingbotham Library, 410 Ouachita Street, Box 3742, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001. When permission to publish is granted, two copies of the publication will be requested for the Riley-Hickingbotham Library Special Collections. Immediate Source of Acquisition Beryl Dillard, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. 2002 Controlled Access Headings Personal Name(s) Deaton, Alonzo Franklin, 1870-1943 Deaton, Amanda Malcolm Williams, 1837-1929 Deaton, Goodin, 1814-1902 Subject(s) Color slides. Diaries. Family history (Genealogy). - Page 5 -
Family--Pictorial works Photographs--people. Photographs. Scrapbooks Wildflowers--Slides. Bibliography (1) Richter, Wendy. CLARK COUNTY: PAST AND PRESENT. Arkadelphia, Arkansas: Clark County Historical Association, 1992. (2) Syler, Allen B. OBITUARIES: DAILY SIFTINGS HERALD, 2001. Arkadelphia, AR: Clark County Historical Association, 2001. - Page 6 -
Series I. Clubs and Organizations: 1933-1990. Collection Inventory Series I. Clubs and Organizations: 1933-1990. Subseries A. Garden Club: 1933-1934, 1943-1948, 1952-1953, 1956-1961, 1981-1982. Subseries B. Kadohadcho Club: 1938-1939, 1952-1957, 1959-1960, 1965-1966, 1973-1976. Subseries C. Woman's Missionary Union: 1964-1968. Subseries D. Gurdon Municipal Hospital: 1977-1979, 1982-1984. Subseries E. Arkansas Educational Association: 1957-1960. Subseries F. Baptist / Methodist affiliations: 1942, 1951, 1960, 1964-1969, 1971, 1980, 1990. Subseries G. Daughters of the American Revolution: 1954-1955, 1957, 1966-1968, 1971-1972, 1976-1978. Subseries H. Clark County Library Advisor Board: 1976-1979, 1981, 1983-1984. - Page 7 -
Subseries I. American Legion Auxiliary: 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955-1957,... Subseries I. American Legion Auxiliary: 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955-1957, 1962-1963, 1968-1972, 1992-1993. Subseries J. Order of the Eastern Star Gurdon Chapter No. 167: 1975 Subseries K. Arkansas Federation Women's Clubs: 1930-1932, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, undated. Subseries L. International Order of Hoo-Hoo: 1974, 1980, 1981, undated. Series II. Correspondence: 1938-1994. Subseries A. National Jewish Hospital letters: 1958, 1966-1970. Subseries B. General correspondence: 1938, 1944, 1946-1948, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1963-1965, 1970-1972, 1977-1978, 1981, 1985-1986, 1989. Subseries C. Family letters: 1943-1945. Subseries D. Blank stationery: undated. Subseries E. Cards: 1937-1938. Series III. Personal papers: 1929, 1947, 1966, 1992, 1994. - Page 8 -
Series IV. Gurdon newsclippings: 1943-1990. Series IV. Gurdon newsclippings: 1943-1990. Subseries A. Yard of the month: 1978-1985. Subseries B. Clippings: 1943, 1953, 1955-1956, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990. Series V. Diaries: 1954, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1975. Series VI. Scrapbooks: 1933-1984. Subseries A. Gurdon events: 1937-1939. Subseries B. Valetine's Day Cards: 1960. Subseries C. Garden club scrap books: 1933-1934, 1941-1942, 1944-1945, 1954, 1956, 1959-1965, 1960, 1969, 1977. Subseries D. Business Woman's Circle: 1944. Subseries E. Yearly: 1940-1950, 1967-1968, 1970-1974, 1976-1980, 1984. Subseries F. Woman's Missionary Union: 1944. - Page 9 -
Subseries G. Kappa Kappa Iota: 1968. Subseries G. Kappa Kappa Iota: 1968. Series VII. Slides: 1957-1958, 1961-1962, 1964, 1968, 1972. Series VIII. Photographs: 1949-1952, 1954-1959. Series IX. Memorabilia: 1962, 1969, undated. Subseries A. Garden Club awards: 1962, 1969. Subseries B. Miscellaneous: Undated. Subseries C. Clark County: 1939, 1948, 1969, 1976-1978, 1989, undated. Subseries D. Henderson State organizations: 1943, 1949, 1971. - Page 10 -